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Symantec-Veritas Deal Could Unify Data Protection

At this point its still not confirmed that Symantec and Veritas are actually going ahead with a merger theyve been discussing, but apparently the...

Oracle to Buy PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion

Its an early Christmas for Oracle Corp.—and PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders. The two companies announced early Monday morning a definitive merger agreement whereby Oracle will...

PeopleSoft Customers Voice Relief at End of Buyout Battle

Customers on Monday expressed relief more than dismay that Oracle Corp. had finally reached a definitive buyout agreement with PeopleSoft Inc., giving them hope...

Sybase Joins Microsoft VSIP Program

Sybase Inc. is touting the growth of its developer network and making new partnerships aimed at taking that growth even further. The Dublin, Calif., database...

Oracle Earnings Show Soaring Apps Business

In stealth mode Monday morning, Oracle announced its second-quarter earnings a little early. The company, which hosted a conference call with media and analysts...

Wall Street Smiles on Oracle-PeopleSoft Deal

Following Mondays announcement that Oracle and PeopleSoft will merge, Wall Street gave the deal a thumbs-up. PeopleSoft Inc. stock is now trading close to Oracle...

SAP Sees Opportunity in Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger

SAP AG has benefited from the market uncertainty created by the long battle between Oracle Corp. and Peoplesoft Inc. Now that the battle is...

Oracle Lets Loose Tsunami Collaboration Suite 10g

SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle Corp. topped off a torrent of product announcements during its OpenWorld customer conference this week with the introduction of its Collaboration Suite...

HP Embraces Open Source as Well as Linux

Efrain Rovira, Hewlett-Packard Co.s worldwide director of Linux marketing, wants one thing perfectly clear: HP is taking Linux very seriously. "Linux is a very important...

Ellison: Oracle Will Ship PeopleSofts Next-Generation Products

SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle Corp. will complete development and ship the next version of PeopleSofts flagship enterprise applications even if it ultimately succeeds in buying out...